Waiting for greening of Bordeaux

THE specially erected bars and tents are in situ for the Irish invasion at the Bordeaux Rugby Village on the banks of the Garonne — but all was quiet yesterday afternoon.

“Ou est ‘Le Green Army’?” sighed a local bar man as he again wiped a perfectly clean counter.

We were reliably informed by the temporary Irish Consulate in Place de la Bourse that “Eddie’s Army” was, however, on the way.